FAA Mandates Inspections of Older Piper Aircraft

By

Andy Pasztor

Updated Feb. 3, 2013 9:28 p.m. ET

Regulators on Monday will mandate enhanced inspections and repairs where necessary to cables that control tail surfaces on about 30,000 Piper aircraft, some of the most popular general-aviation planes sold in the U.S.

Prompted by at least one accident and a serious incident stemming from such malfunctioning flight-control systems in recent years, the Federal Aviation Administration wants planes that are 15 years or older to be checked...